MINUTES: Josh Devlin made a motion to accept the minutes of September 24, 2012 as

written. John Luce seconded. Four voted in favor. Suzan Rudnicki abstained as she was not present for that meeting.

MINUTES: Suzan Rudnicki made a motion to accept the minutes of October 1, 2012 as

written. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Three voted in favor. Josh Devlin and John Luce abstained as they were not present for that meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

Solid Waste Contract: The Town Manager explained the current solid waste and recycling

contracts expire December 31, 2012. Jerry Sullivan stated he will accept renewing the solid waste contract with no changes. Douglas Small made a motion to accept the same solid waste contract for another year. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

Jerry Sullivan said he is willing to continue as is with the recycling contract for another year. Doug Small made a motion to accept Jerry’s offer. Sue Rudnicki seconded. Three voted in favor. Josh Devlin and Earlyn Bowers opposed.

Snowplowing Contract: Robert Noyes stated he would like to extend the snowplowing contract

with a 3% increase. Earlyn Bowers made a motion to extend the snowplowing contract for another year with a 3% increase (from $129,162.00 to $133,036.86). Sue Rudnicki seconded. Five voted in favor.

General Assistance (ordinance hearing): Josh Devlin opened the hearing for the adoption of

the General Assistance Ordinance. Tom Richmond explained that each year we have to vote on the updated Maine Municipal Association guidelines for general assistance. John Luce made a motion to accept the MMA guidelines for the General Assistance Ordinance. Sue Rudnicki seconded. Five voted in favor. Josh Devlin closed the hearing at 7:45 pm.

ROAD COMMISSIONER/TAX COLLECTOR/TOWN MANAGER REPORT:

The Town Manager said Budget Committee meetings will start on Wednesday, November 7th.

Tom gave Selectmen a list of assessing firms with TRIO software experience that he sent out requests for assessing proposals to.

There was discussion regarding a list of repairs that have been done on fire truck #421. Tom stated he still hasn’t gotten a letter from Northeast Emergency Apparatus with an explanation of what is causing the pump malfunctions, so he will hold the check for payment on pump repairs until he receives the letter.

The Town Manager let the Selectmen know that he, Fire Chief Mike Azevedo and Deputy Garrit McKee will be conducting interviews tomorrow for the full-time firefighter/EMT position.

Tom told Selectmen he may need to have surgery on his arm, and will probably have it done in the beginning of December if necessary.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Josh Devlin made a motion to go into executive session pursuant

to 22MRSA §4305(3B) to discuss general assistance. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor. Selectmen went into executive session at 8:02 pm. Selectmen reconvened in regular session at 8:14 pm. No action taken, informational only.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of October 9, 2012

in the amount of $3,955.40. Earlyn Bowers seconded. Five voted in favor.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the payroll warrant of October 15, 2012

in the amount of $3,802.28. Sue Rudnicki seconded. Five voted in favor.

WARRANT: John Luce made a motion to accept the accounts payable warrant of

October 15, 2012 in the amount of $157,838.40. Sue Rudnicki seconded. Five voted in favor.